Card-holder



P. H. W. REDFORD.

CARD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED'MAY 25. 1920..

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

. ZEI-IILIP H. VJ. BEDFORD, 0F IPROVIDIENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

(JEEP-HOLDER.

Application filed. May 25,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, PHILIP H. W. B nonorm, acitizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Card-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in card holders,and has for its object to provide'such a holder which may be adjusted toreceive cards of different sizes; means also being provided on theholder whereby it may be readily attached to the edge of a counter,shelf, table or other similar object.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detail description is taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the combination andarrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein Figure1 is a perspective View showing the back of the holder with a card inposition between the upper and lower cross bars thereof.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of my improved holder.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2, showing the shelf-grippingmember as adj ustably mounted on a standard.

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the standard member whichis preferably formed of a short tube, the lower end of which is cutpartly away at 11 and a portion of the tubing is bent around as at 12,to engage the lower cross bar 13.

This lower cross-bar is preferably formed of tubing slotted as at 14:along its upper edge for the reception of the lower edge of the displaycard.

The upper cross-bar 15 is, like the lower cross-bar, formed of a tubingslotted at 16 on its under side along its length. This cross-bar isprovided with a spindle 17 which is attached thereto at 18, the shankportion 19 of this spindle being adapted to slide down into the tubularmember 10 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 384,093.

is secured in adjusted position therein by means of the set screw 20,whereby the distance between the cross-bars 13 and 15 may be adjusted toreceive cards 21 of difierent widths.

In order to provide simple and effective means whereby this holder maybe readily attached or connected to the edge of a shelf, table, or thelike, T have provided a spring clamp or clip 22 which is provided withtwo oppositely-disposed resilient lips having a flaring mouth adapted toyieldably engage the shelf or the like and this clamp or clip isconnected to the holder by means of an arm 33 which is attached to aspring collar 2%, the latter havinga felt lining 25 to grip the tubularmember frictionally, whereby the holder may be readily adjusted in theclip to place the same in the desired position relative to the shelf onwhich the holder is supported.

The device is extremely simple and practical in construction and by itsuse cards of any desired size may be readily held by its upper and loweredges by the cross-bars 13 and 15 and cause the card to present afinished appearance and the holder may then be caused to engage the edgeof a shelf or object to which it is desired to connect the holder.

The foregoing description is directed solely toward the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by theterms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A. shelf card-holder comprising card engaging members adjustablyconnected together and providing the card-holder, a resilient split ringembracnig an element of the holder and in slidable frictional contacttherewith, and a resilient clamp secured to the ring and adapted to havethe edge of a shelf engage therebetween, for detachably securing theholder to the edge of the shelf.

2. A shelf card-holder comprising a pair of channeled cross bars adaptedto receive in their channel portions opposite edges of a card, a tubularmember extending laterally from one of the bars and a shank extendingfrom the other, said tube and shank being in telescopic engagement andpositionedc to lie at the rear of the card, means 5 foracljusting thetelescoping position of said tube and shank, whereby said cross bars maybe adjusted relative to each other, a

ring surrounding said tubular member and slidably adjustable thereon,and a resilient In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

PHILIP H. W. REDFORDf

